The results of the 12 June general elections, are very successful, with the historical score for women's representatives -14,18 percent of seats of Parliament (the rate raised by 6 percent since 2007).
Education in democracy and human rights has improved the ability of women in northern Colombia to affect their own lives and their surroundings.
The increase in the number of female members of Parliament following Sunday’s election is good news, but not sufficient to ensure strong political representation for wo
(Geneva, June 17, 2011) In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Women in Southern Africa will soon move a step closer to having equal rights and opportunities with men when a regional gender protocol is ratified in coming weeks. Half of the 15 SADC member states have already ratified the Protocol on Gender and Development.
Egypts women were on the front line of protests in Tahrir Square that led to the ousting of former President Hosni Mubarak, but they are becoming increasingly concerned that they are being sidelined as a new Egypt takes shape.
Falling tyrants and rising freedoms have been a recurrent theme of the Arab Spring. Invariably, in every discussion of democratisation in the Middle East, the question of women crops up. The key conundrum: will democracy be good for women's rights?
The All Political Parties Women’s Association (APPWA), established with the active cooperation of the local United Nations Coordinating Agency, UNIPSIL, aims at increasing the participation of women in Sierra Leone politics, particularly to attaining the 30% quota by all political parties.
In a fresh attempt to curb money power in the elections, the law ministry has proposed that the government fund women and scheduled caste and tribe candidates of recognised political parties.